The musical playground : global tradition and change in children's songs and games / Kathryn Marsh.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marsh, Kathryn (Kathryn McLeod)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Musical ability in children.

Games with music--Analysis, appreciation.

Games with music.

Physical Description:

viii, 431 pages : illustrations, music ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.

Summary:

Through a synthesis of ethnomusicology and music education, The Musical Playground provides unique insights into children's musical playground activities across a comprehensive scope of social, cultural, and national contexts.

Kathryn Marsh brings readers to urban and rural school playgrounds in Australia, Norway, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Korea, showing how children transmit, maintain, and transform their games. Copious examples throughout the book and Web site demonstrate characteristics of game genres, children's generative practices, and reflections of cultural influences on game practice. A valuable index maps the distribution of more than three hundred games across an array of cultures and geographical locations. In addition, Marsh offers valuable, practical recommendations for developing pedagogies that reflect more child-centered less Eurocentric views of children's play, musical learning, and musical creativity.

Contents:

Children's musical play and creativity : adult views

Into the field

Transmission processes in the playground

Composition in performance

Conclusions and pedagogical implications.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 387-400) and index.

ISBN:

9780195308976

0195308972

9780195308983

0195308980

OCLC:

191929763

Publisher Number:

99934630410